[sdiy] What is chaos?

[drew meyer]

you could try "turbulent mirror" by john briggs and f. david peat.  i 
haven't finished reading it yet but it was recommended to me by the 
great (imo) douglas rushkoff.

drew


Ian Fritz wrote:
> Fabio --
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> None of the answers you have been given are even close to correct.
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> Chaos is *not* random.  Chaotic systems are those that are 
> deterministic, in the sense of having well defined dynamic rules of 
> evolution, but which show an irregular response.  An example is the 
> weather.  Winds and temperatures follow the laws of hydrodynamics, but 
> both fluctuate erratically.  Since the weather follows physical laws, 
> it can be predicted, given enough computing power and initial data.
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> To say it another way, events in chaotic systems are correlated in 
> time.  Random events, eg, a coin flip, are uncorrelated.
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> Chaotic systems are interesting for music because they combine 
> regularity with irregularity, just like traditional music does.  
> Chaotic music sounds quite different from random music because of the 
> correlated dynamics.
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> I've been spending almost all of my diy time for the past two years 
> studying chaos theory and designing and building voltage-controlled 
> chaotic circuits.  I have posted several examples and circuits 
> recently at a temporary web page, but none of those are up right now.
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> I hope this helps.  Chaotic systems can sometimes seem random, and 
> people who haven't studied the math often don't understand the 
> technical definition (which, of course, I have simplified here).
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>   Ian
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> At 08:37 AM 2/12/2007, you wrote:
>> I've googled for hours and am more confused than before. I'm not
>> searching for synth patches or module schematics, just an
>> aproximate definition of such thing (in a musical context). I'm
>> deeply in the dark in these matters.
>> Personal opinions highly welcomed.
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>> Thanks in advance,
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>> Fabio
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